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to repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement
HSK 3
to mend
HSK 7-9
to complement / to make up for a deficiency
HSK 7-9
complementary / to complement each other
HSK 7-9
to fill a gap / to fill in a blank (on a form) / to overcome a deficiency
HSK 7-9
to augment / to supplement / to add
to darn (clothing) / to sew and mend
to wait to fill a vacancy / reserve (candidate) / alternate / substitute
nourishing / nutritious
to substitute / to complement in the proper order / to fill vacancies progressively
to take a tonic (for one's health)
to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc) / a substitute / a replacement
to overdose on supplementary medicine / to cram too hard
to compensate / to make up / to complement / to add
unhelpful / useless
tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful) / to eat such foods
medicinal dietary supplement that helps build up one's health
to fill (up) / to replenish
to compensate for / to make good
a supplement / additional budget
hot patching (of insulating material in a furnace) / hot patching (runtime correction in computing)
to subsidize / to make up (deficit)
(Internet slang) to imagine / to visualize
not be without some advantage / be of some help
to remedy / to make up for / benefit
to fill a vacancy / to substitute for
(coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money / (coll.) to snack
cover (i.e. insurance against loss in financial deals)
the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
(after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)
a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic
to replace (sth missing) / to restore
to have a snack / to have a bite
interpolation (math.)
of no avail / not helping in the least
darning / to darn


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